Comic Title: Detective Comics #386
Publisher: DC (National Periodical Publications, Inc.)
Address: 909 Third Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: April 1969
On Sale Date: February 27, 1969 Newsstand Date February 27, 1969
Source: House Ad, Green Lantern #68, Page 18

Newsstand Date February 27, 1969
Source: Comic Reader, #71

Copyright Date February 27, 1969
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1969

Newsstand Date February 27, 1969
Source: Newsdealer Magazine, V23 #12

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Julius Schwartz

Title: "Stand-In for Murder"
Pages: 15

Feature(s):
Batman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Frank Robbins
Penciller: Bob Brown
Inker: Joe Giella

Reprinted In:
Showcase Presents:Batman Vol. 4 TPB (2009)

Feature Character(s)

• Batman (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #83; next appearance in Batman #211)

Supporting Character(s)

• Robin (as Dick Grayson; last appearance in Teen Titans #22; next appearance in Detective Comics #386)
• Commissioner Gordon (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #83; next appearance in Batman #211)
• Alfred Pennyworth (last appearance in Brave & the Bold #83; next appearance in Batman #211)

Villain(s)

• Carlyle Crane (an aircraft tycoon; no further appearances)
• A gang of bank robbers (Spink named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mr. Morse (a Bruce Wayne impersonator; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• General Hogan (no further appearances)
• Jim (a mechanic; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Bruce Wayne is scheduled to pilot a VTOL aircraft during a test flight. A short time before the test he receives information about a bank robbery, so he hires Morse, a stand-in to act as Bruce during the aircraft test. The real Bruce then handles the bank robbery as Batman.

Morse is murdered on his way to the aircraft test and is replaced by Carlyle Crane, an aircraft tycoon with a grudge against Wayne. Crane pilots the plane away from the test area and lands an unmanned drone in its place. The military is shocked when Bruce appears to have disappeared from the cockpit.

Batman is called by Commissioner Gordon to investigate the case. Batman finds Wayne's helmet in his car and sets a trap for Crane. He then exposes the tycoon as a killer and recovers the body of Morse.